So, how was 2009 for you?

The conventional wisdom is that 2009 was bad for folks, mainly because of the economy.   I know very directly two folks who were laid off as a result of the bad economy– maybe three, but the details there are a little more sketchy.  But on the micro/family level, I think 2009 was a pretty good one for us.  A few highlights from last year’s blog posts/life:

• We were all pleased to see Obama inaugurated, though we didn’t go to DC then.
• I had yet another comcast customer service fun fest.
• Annette and I got iPhones, though I still don’t have any fart apps.
• Our annual Mardi Gras party was great (and this year’s will probably be February 12 or 13)
• We had a great family trip/vacation to DC and points in Virginia, including Richmond, Harrisonburg, and points beyond.
• I am still not the editor of the CCC online.
• Will and I went to the final game of the “Final Four” in Ford Field (thanks to tickets from my parents!).
• We started a square-foot garden.
• I upgraded my office and (unexpectedly) bought a new computer— and I’m still very happy with both.
• The search committee I chaired was successful— more “work” than “life,” but the lines are fuzzy with these things.
• More gardening….
• We took a road trip to Columbus to see a movie about Jeff Smith and Bone.
• I went to C&W at UC-Davis, and posted about it here, here, here, and here.
• Even more gardening….
• Took a Krause extended family trip to Missouri followed by a stop in Chicago.
• We went to Traverse City and I taught a class that ended up being great fun for everyone involved.
• The bumper stickers came off the old Saturn and it sold on Craig’s List in 3 or 4 days.
• We went to a special screening of Where the Wild Things Are (which was awesome!)
• I might have been (or not) a bit of a jerk in the Food (W)hole.
• We made squash ravioli.
• The National Day on Writing was cool, but I’m not planning on doing that again anytime soon….
• Will was in the play The Revenge of the Space Pandas.
• Will and I went to see the puppet show The History of Ypsilanti as part of the Shadow Art Fair.
• And then we went to Avatar, and it was okay.

And that was the year that was….